Hospital Library Service
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1945
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Paragraph Page; title: SECTION I. GENERAL; title: Purpose 1 1; title: Mission of hospital library 1 1; title: Establishment of hospital library 3 2; title: Library officer 4 2; title: II. HOSPITAL LIBRARY STAFF.; title: Hospital librarian 5 3; title: Assistant librarians and library assistants 6 4; title: Clerical assistants 7 4; title: Enlisted personnel 8 5; title: Volunteer workers 9 5; title: III. TRAINING OF LIBRARY PERSONNEL.; title: Civilian personnel training program 10 6; title: Procedure book 11 6; title: Orientation of assistants 12 6; title: Knowledge of book selection 13 7; title: Principles of supervision 14 7; title: IV. HOSPITAL LIBRARY BUILDING AND ITS EQUIPMENT.; title: Location of library 15 8; title: Library building 16 8; title: Furniture and equipment 17 8; title: Space for writing and study 18 9; title: Interior decoration 19 9; title: Office 20 9; title: Workroom 21 9; title: V. FUNDS.; title: Types of funds 22 11; title: Appropriated funds 23 11; title: Nonappropriated funds 24 11; title: Purchase of books, supplies, and equipment 25 11; title: Property records 26 12; title: VI. HOSPITAL LIBRARY BOOK COLLECTION.; title: Book selection 27 13; title: Reference collection 28 13; title: Armed services editions 29 13; title: Talking books 30 14; title: Periodicals 31 14; title: Gift magazines 32 14; title: VII. WARD SERVICE FROM LIBRARY.; title: Schedules for ward visits 33 15; title: Length of ward visits 34 15; title: Selection of personnel for ward work 35 16; title: Book trucks 36 16; title: Stocking book truck 37 16; title: Special delivery service 38 17; title: Ward office 39 17; title: Approach to patient 40 17; title: Reference work on ward 41 17; title: Interlibrary loans for ward patients 42 18; title: Circulation routine in ward 43 18; title: VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES PECULIAR TO HOSPITAL LIBRARIES.; title: Method of filing circulation; title: Clearance of patients; title: Wall charts; title: Use of books in contagious wards; title: Books destroyed by mental patients; title: Circulation statistics; title: IX. COORDINATION AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER SERVICES.; title: Library in relation to medical program 50 21; title: Reconditioning service 51 21; title: Occupational therapy section 52 22; title: Neuropsychiatric service 53 22; title: Library in relation to recreational program 54 23; title: Entertainment 55 23; title: Music 56 23; title: Red Cross 57 23; title: Separation classification and counseling 58 24; title: X. PUBLICITY; title: Publicity methods and techniques 59 25; title: Signs 60 25; title: Bulletin boards 61 25; title: Publications 62 25; title: Exhibits 63 26; title: Book marks, throwaways, etc 64 26; title: Public address systems 65 26; title: Library programs 66 27; title: APPENDIX I. PERTINENT ARMY REGULATIONS AND DIRECTIVES 28; title: II. RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 29; title: III. SAMPLES OF PUBLICITY 30; title: IV. ACCREDITED LIBRARY SCHOOLS GIVING COURSE IN HOSPITAL LIBRARY SERVICE 32